Women’s Minstry Resources
Women’s Ministry Resources from 20 years as a Director of Women’s Ministry. Plus a philosophy of women’s ministry.
Events & Examples
Women’s Ministry Evaluation Sample
It’s always helpful to get feedback from your students at the end of a Bible study year. But evaluations can be a problem. If they are too short, your leaders don’t gain any useful information. If they are too long, few students will not fill them out. Here’s an example we’ve used at Wednesday in the Word that seems to find the right balance.
Basic Retreat Planning
Church women’s retreats offer one of the best opportunities of the church for women to step away from their daily responsibilities, rest and connect with other women in the church and spend some concentrated time learning more about the Lord. While retreats require a lot of planning, they are worth it in the long run.
How to handle too many announcements
Runaway announcements seems to be a particular problem of running a women’s ministry. How do you handle it? What kind of limits should you put in place? After 25 years, in women’s ministry, here’s the policy I’ve found best.
Making the most of registration forms
Registration is a chance to collect valuable information about your participants that can help you build small groups, evaluate the success of your program and plan for the future. Here are some questions you might want to include on your registration forms.
Ministry Survey Example Questions
As a ministry leader, you often do surveys. But what questions should ask? Which questions solicit the best input? After 30 years in ministry — and countless surveys! — these are the questions I’ve found most helpful.
The Easiest Way to Make a Lot of Coffee
As a ministry leader you probably make a lot of coffee. I’ve found using the Toddy Coffee system is the easiest way to make the most coffee with the least amount of mess, fuss and clean up. Here’s how.
Leadership
What’s Your Ministry-Burn-Out Profile?
Take this highly unscientific quiz to diagnose your discouragement style—then find out what to do about it. Do you match Elijah, Moses, John the Baptist, or Gideon?
Ministry Philosophy
Breaking the Women’s Ministry stereotype?
Some of us may be choking on cutesy things, but many of us are working towards a model of serious bible study and discipleship.
Why have a women’s ministry?
Not only is it important to have an intentional, deliberate approach to female discipleship, it is necessary for a healthy church community.
Recommended Reading
Leadership
Studies in Leadership by Ray C Stedman
What is Reformed Theology? by R.C. Sproul
Body Life by Ray C. Stedman
When All Else Fails…Read the Instructions by Bob Smith
Essential Truths of the Christian Faith by R.C. Sproul
RC Sproul’s Crucial Questions FREE ebooks
The Gospel Coalition provides countless resources for specific personal and theological issues
Small Group Leaders
How to Lead Small Groups, NavPress (get latest edition)
Coaching Life-Changing Small Group Leaders: A Practical Guide for Those Who Lead and Shepherd Small Group Leaders by Bill Donahue
Leading Life-Changing Small Groups by Bill Donahue
Building a Church of Small Groups: A Place Where Nobody Stands Alone by Bill Donahue
Women’s Ministry
A Woman’s Worth by Elaine Stedman (out of print but available online; if you only have time to read 1 book in this section, read this one)
Designing Effective Women’s Ministries by Jill Briscoe, Laure Katz McIntyre and Beth Seversen
Women’s Ministry in the 21st Century: The Encyclopedia of Practical Ideas, multiple authors (now out of print, but can find used copies)
Spiritual Mothering: The Titus 2 Model for Women Mentoring Women, by Susan Hunt
Women’s Ministry in the Local Church, by Ligon Duncan & Susan Hunt
The Church Planting Wife by Christine Hoover
Discipleship
Transforming Discipleship: Making Disciples a Few at a Time by Greg Ogden
Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change by Paul David Tripp
As Iron Sharpens Iron: Building Character in a Mentoring Relationship by Howard & William Hendricks
Becoming a Titus 2 Woman by Martha Peace
The Lost Art of Disciplemaking by Leroy Eims
Lifeway Christian Resources Spiritual Gifts Test
Finding the Will of God: A Pagan Notion? by Bruce K Waltke
Decision Making and the Will of God: A Biblical Alternative to the Traditional View by Garry Friesen
For and about Women
Spiritual Mothering by Susan Hunt
The Friendships of Women by Dee Brestin
In the Company of Women by Brenda Hunter
Treasures of Encouragement by Sharon Betters
Disciplines of the Beautiful Woman by Anne Ortlund
The One-Year Book of Devotions for Women by Jill Briscoe
Women in the Life of Jesus by Jill Briscoe
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